Small Change to Olaf's Undertow (Q) (Directed at Lane Olaf)

ABlueQuaker·Apr 17, 2015·9 votes·509 views

Undertow (Q) Olaf throws an axe to a target location, dealing 70/115/160/205/250 (+100% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage to units it passes through and slowing them by 29/33/37/41/45% for up to 2.5 seconds. The further the Axe flies, the longer the slow lasts, but it is never less than 1.5 second. If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reduced by 4.5 seconds. Picking up the axe also returns 5 mana for each neutral or enemy unit it passes through (maximum mana return is 30).

6 Comments

Joe DreddApr 17, 20153 votes

how about no. I'm tired of mana champions having stupidly low mana costs. It's getting to the point of there being no reason for them to even have costs, while still benefiting from the fact that they are mana based.

ABlueQuakerApr 17, 20155 votes

It has a 60 mana cost from a ridiculously small mana pool with very little mana regen. Deny the axe and it's still a 60 mana cost. Don't deny the axe and at the very least it's still a 30 mana cost. If Olaf uses it to chase down an enemy champion, it's still a 55 mana cost. In a team fight even if olaf hits all 5 enemies he still only gets 25 mana refunded.

This change is literally so small on the overall scale of things that not wanting it is opposing for that sake of opposing.

ProfDrDeathApr 17, 20151 votes

On the other side, it is literally the only meaningful mana cost of the kit.

And his mana pool is not particularily small, either. Off all 103 mana using champions, he is at position 50 for his mana pool and at position 63 for his mana regen (both values at level 18).

And no, that change is not very small. In fact, it is a change that could possibly affect the whole dynamic of the champion.